Doriprismatica sedna

Doriprismatica sedna
Doriprismatica sedna
Doriprismatica sedna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Nudipleura
clade Nudibranchia
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Chromodorididae
Genus: Doriprismatica
Species: D. sedna
Binomial name
Doriprismatica sedna
(Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
Synonyms[1]
  • Casella sedna Marcus & Marcus, 1967 (basionym)
  • Chromodoris fayae Lance, 1968
  • Chromodoris sedna (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)
  • Chromolaichma sedna (Marcus & Marcus, 1967)
  • Glossodoris sedna (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1967)

Doriprismatica sedna is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae.[1]

Description

The foot and mantle of this seaslug has three different colors at the border: white, red and yellow on the outer border. The tips of the rhinophores and the tips of the gills are red in color.[2]

The maximum recorded length is 65 mm.[3]

Distribution

The indigenous distribution of Doriprismatica sedna is in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from the northern part of the Gulf of California south to the Galápagos Islands.

This species was introduced to the Western Atlantic Ocean and has become established in Southern Florida and the Bahamas.[4] It also occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.[1]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2012). Doriprismatica sedna. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597380 on 2012-06-17
  2. Rudman, W.B., 2000 (October 10) Glossodoris sedna (Marcus & Marcus, 1967). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=glossedn
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. Miller M. D. 1999. The Slug Site. http://slugsite.us/bow/nudiwk50.html

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